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Newbridge School

Special School Ages 2-19 198 pupils Romford
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Newbridge School is an academy special converter in Redbridge for pupils aged 2 to 19. It has 198 pupils on roll. In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Special School / Academy special converter
Age Range 2-19
Religion Does not apply
Address 161 Gresham Drive
Romford
Essex
RM6 4TR
Phone 02085907272
Reference Number 144875

General Makeup

Number of pupils 198
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 61.62%
Girls: 38.38%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 48%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 62.1%

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 5 5 10
2 9 7 16
3 8 2 10
4 8 3 11
5 13 2 15
6 8 7 15
7 8 10 18
8 7 2 9
9 9 6 15
10 8 5 13
11 6 2 8
12 7 6 13
13 6 6 12

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 17.7%
White, Other 10.6%
Indian 10.6%
White, British 8.6%
Asian, Other 8.6%
African 6.1%
Unclassified 4%
Mixed, Other 3%
Caribbean 2%
White & Asian 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1.5%
Chinese 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 25 Feb 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
25 Feb 2025 School inspection
06 Nov 2019 School inspection
04 Aug 2017 Academy conversion letter
02 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as Newbridge School
30 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
08 Jan 2007 Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 0%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2
Writing -3
Maths -1.9

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A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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In 2024–25 pupils at Newbridge School attended 79.8% of sessions (the national figure for special schools was 87.2%). 56.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 35.3%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 15.0%17.3%8.8%16.0%18.0%16.5%15.2%
Unauthorised absence 2.9%1.7%3.7%3.3%4.1%5.5%5.1%
Severely absent pupils 8.2%8.5%1.6%11.3%11.6%10.3%10.6%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Newbridge School were suspended at least once (nationally 5.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 00000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Newbridge School had 8.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for special schools was 6.6). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.5%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 1.51.51.61.81.71.61.71.71.8
Teachers who left state teaching 19.6%20.7%3.3%13.4%15.0%6.7%8.9%20.5%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 53.3%72.2%–50.0%90.9%70.3%65.8%20.0%–
Sick days per teacher 11.84.9–5.67.88.26.10.5–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26 Newbridge School had 198 pupils, 98.0% of them with an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 99.5%).

It says it provides for: specific learning difficulty; moderate learning difficulty; severe learning difficulty; profound and multiple learning difficulty; social, emotional and mental health; speech, language and communication needs; hearing impairment; multi-sensory impairment; physical disability; autistic spectrum disorder; other difficulty or disability.

Pupils by main type of need

EHC plan
Severe learning difficulty 117
Autistic spectrum disorder 27
Specific learning difficulty 14
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 9
Speech, language and communication needs 10
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Other difficulty or disability 3
Physical disability 3
Vision impairment 2
Hearing impairment 2
Social, emotional and mental health 2
Down's syndrome 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded special school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Newbridge School received £42,606 and spent £43,194 for each of its 183 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,465,000 (£8,006 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Astrum Multi Academy Trust, income was £43,708 and spending £43,968 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £1,019,000£972,000£977,000£1,331,000£1,332,000£1,220,000£1,465,000
per pupil £6,839£6,658£6,470£8,757£8,377£6,974£8,006
In-year balance £42,000£58,000£75,000£420,000£114,000£187,000-£108,000
per pupil £282£397£497£2,763£717£1,071-£588

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Newbridge School is part of Astrum Multi Academy Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

How many pupils does Newbridge School have?

Newbridge School has 198 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newbridge School cover?

Newbridge School for pupils aged 2 to 19.

What are Newbridge School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Newbridge School?

Newbridge School is at 161 Gresham Drive, Romford, Essex, RM6 4TR.

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